IN what appears to be a confirmation of media reports that the Chairman of the Editorial Board of the Guardian Newspapers, Mr Reuben Abati,is to replace the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Ima Niboro, President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday asked his spokesman to prepare for a handover to another appointee yet to be named.

A highly placed Presidency source said the president invited Niboro, who was part of the presidential entourage to just concluded African Union, AU, Summit to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, to inform him of the  decision.

An online platform and some dailies had ,Thursday, reported that  Abati has been informed that he will be a likely replacement for Niboro, a report that a Presidency source, who was not in Malabo with Mr President denied.

Niboro was appointed as Senior Special Assistant to then Vice President Jonathan, a position he held even when his principal was elevated to the office Acting President. And when the last cabinet was formed about a year ago, Niboro was also promoted to the office of Special Adviser, a position of a cabinet member.

-Vanguard

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